Egypt court postpones hearing in case against prominent journalist
A Cairo court on Wednesday postponed the retrial of the editor-in-chief of independent news outlet Mada Masr until next week to consider a defence request seeking the recusal of the judge, the outlet said. The prosecution of Lina Attalah, one of Egypt's most prominent independent journalists, has drawn criticism from the United Nations, media watchdogs and rights groups, who say it could deal a final blow to one of the last remaining independent voices in Egypt's tightly controlled media landscape.
